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Question 894400: A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 200 mi going upstream. The return trip takes 4 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 200 mi going upstream. The return trip takes 4 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
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The boat's speed is the average of its speed upstream and downstream.
The current is the difference in boat speed and either the up or down stream speed.
